Example sentences of "he [verb] n't [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ However , although like any attractive red-blooded man he 's had his share of romances , apparently he did n't regard any of them as long-term for he never sealed them with the ring . ’ |
| 2 | I have to say that when Mr was there , he did n't mention one single word about a supplementary revenue estimate , did he ? |
| 3 | But when he called him into his office he did n't mention this as a reason for the change . |
| 4 | The dog had n't barked so it could n't have been that , because he did n't miss any strange sound . |
| 5 | Mr Fractor threatened him with a sum stretching right round the classroom if he did n't stay awake and had already punished him for not finishing his work on time . |
| 6 | and he did n't stay long and he did n't , he , he did look terrible , he did really |
| 7 | He did n't fish that day . |
| 8 | He opened the door , but he did n't step all the way through . |
| 9 | He did n't sleep last night . |
| 10 | Pete rubbed the steam from the glasses he did n't want nicked and said , ‘ Nice one , John . |
| 11 | He would have shared the farm with his brother in the end , as was the Irish custom , but he did n't want that kind of life . |
| 12 | But then there was every possibility that his mother would get to hear of it , and he did n't want that … |
| 13 | He did n't want that and he would n't give up the mistress either — not for three years . ’ |
| 14 | And he did n't want that . |
| 15 | But he did n't want that today , surely ? |
| 16 | Well that 's a good idea , the thing , you see the thing is she says oh , we , I read anything , you know , buy anything , well I said well suppose you 've already got it , you know , it 's erm , and also we offered him some , some author 's names so he did n't like this , and he did n't want that , you see , so , erm , but , in one hand he 's saying buy me anything and the other hand he 's saying I do n't like this and I do n't like that |
| 17 | No at A he did n't want that letter anyway it was number A |
| 18 | He did n't want that . |
| 19 | Oh yes , they were a bit pleased but straight away they started getting , you know Alex was getting tired so we were getting can I get it out , can I get this out , can I get that and it were half open and I was frightened of losing the bits so I gave him one and he said no he did n't want that one he wanted the other one , so I give him another one and then I nearly gave him a clout . |
| 20 | He did n't want female teachers or pupils to wear trousers — the teachers because it is ‘ unladylike and unprofessional ’ and the girls for ‘ reasons of hygiene ’ , says Cathy Pemberton , an ex-teacher from Essex Junior School in Newham . |
| 21 | He said that David was getting ready to tour America , but he did n't want normal rock and roll people — he wanted weird , crazy people to be his staff and he asked whether we 'd do it . |
| 22 | Ignoring his brother 's plea that he did n't want any , Bodo ordered beer . |
| 23 | Quietly he asked for the Standard and handed across his money between the jutting arms ; he did n't want any trouble . |
| 24 | He did n't want any fuss . |
| 25 | We knew he was sick but we did n't know to what extent and he did n't want any sympathy . |
| 26 | More especially , he did n't want any person or persons in her company to know . |
| 27 | He did n't want any of the riff-raff polluting the moment . |
| 28 | " But it seemed he did n't want any responsibility for any military action , even while out of the country , " said Habib Olahi later . |
| 29 | And cos he did n't want any cos he overstayed his |
| 30 | Mrs Beavis had said he could use the bed at nights , if he wanted , but he 'd said no , he did n't want three rooms to look after , he was n't as domesticated as that . |